Reintegrating Architecture and Planning in Design
Education
Begun in Fall 1999
“Reintegrating Architectural, Urban Design and Planning Theory
and Practice in Design Education” involves a two-year partnership
between the University of Illinois at Chicago and Washington University
in St. Louis. The experimental program explores the integration of planning
and architecture education through a series of seminars and design studios
at the two universities. Architecture, urban planning, and urban studies
students participate in joint courses at each campus through the Internet
and through inter-city field studies.
At UIC, studio courses were offered in during the fall 1999 and 2000
(see 1999 Morgan Park City Lab and The New City and East Garfield Park
City Lab). At Washington University, studios were offered during the spring,
including Urban Housing in St. Louis (2000) and De-urbanization/ re-urbanization:
multiple scales of housing for St. Louis (2001).
In addition to the design studios, UIC and Washington University taught
a joint seminar, Midwest Metropolis, in 2000, 2001, and 2002. This interdisciplinary
seminar examined the history of the built environments of Chicago and
St. Louis. In order to integrate architectural, planning, and urban design
perspectives, the seminar focused on moments of crisis in the building
and re-building of the city over the past century. For example, students
studied the early 20th century comprehensive planning and zoning movements;
the mid-century urban renewal period; and current tensions concerning
disinvestment, redevelopment, gentrification, and sprawl. Students prepared
projects on Chicago and/or St. Louis that examined some specific aspect
of the urban landscape. All seminars included an ongoing exchange with
a parallel course taught by Prof. Paula Lupkin of the School of Architecture
at Washington University in St. Louis. As part of this exchange, students
in both cities communicated with one another via email, exchanged materials
on a course website, and held a joint course session via teleconference.
In addition, each seminar hosted a visit from the other class. These visits
included a tour of the city, presentations of student projects, and symposia
involving students, faculty, and local practitioners.
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Map of Chicago with project location
UIC and WU Students in St. Louis
April 7, 2002
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City Design Center Affiliated Faculty
Current
Bruno Ast, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, and Associate
Dean, College of Architecture and the Arts
Katerina Ruedi, Director, School of Architecture
Robert Bruegmann, Associate Professor, College of Architecture and the
Arts
Laura Swartzbaugh, Director of Research, City Design Center and Adjunct
Professor, School of Architecture
Former
Dana Buntrock, former Assistant Professor, School of Architecture
George Hemmens, former Professor, College of Urban Planning and Policy,
and former Co-Director, City Design Center
Collaborating Organization
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Funding
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
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